Principal Security Consultant

Security is accountable for assisting in designing, building, testing and implementing security systems and solutions within Medica. As a Principal Security Consultant, you will evaluate current Medica systems and environments (on-prem and cloud), determine if they meet Medica security standards, and determine the necessary investments and activities needed to provide secure Medica IT environments. You will collaborate with internal teams and business stakeholders, and security architecture to create a sound future state architecture and capabilities related to security and information risk management. You will incorporate security design standards and patterns into evolving implementations and guide Medica's strategic investments in IT security capabilities.

As a trusted member of the cybersecurity team and industry community, the consultant works closely with internal technical teams, business units and external entities aligned with the business. Requires extensive knowledge of multiple cyber products and capabilities.

Understands security practices, threat landscape, malware techniques, DLP, and Email Security, cloud security, Identity and Access Management, Security Operations, Threat and vulnerability management, endpoint protection, and security best practices.

Key Accountabilities:

• Consulting and Design
  
  
  
  • Collaborate with partners and security architecture and provide security implementation plans for projects
  • Work with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Project Managers on work break down
  
  
  
  
• Collaboration
  
  
  
  • Collaborate with Internal Security teams on implementation
  • Work with teams on design and implementation issues
  
  
  
  
• Process Improvement
  
  
  
  • Recommend security improvements across security stack
  • Integrate with agile processes
  
  
  
  
• Education and Awareness
  
  
  
  • Cultivate a culture of security awareness, continuously educate Medica employees on security measures and ensure security policies are adhered to
  
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and education - 10+ years of overall experience
• 7+ years in IT with 3+ years of work as a Security Consultant or Security Architect
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Information Security and IT Risk management capabilities
• Demonstrated understanding of security protocols, cryptography, authentication, authorization
• Demonstrated understanding and experience implementing Identity Management, multi-factor authentication, single sign on, and related technologies
• Demonstrated experience in security applications and patterns in cloud platform providers such as Azure (preferred), AWS and GCP
• Good working knowledge of current IT risks and implementing security solutions
• Experience in creating and executing security tests, risks assessments
• Strong written communication and presentation skills
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology
• Experience with Frameworks such as NIST, HITRUST, ISO27001, COBIT
• Ability to explain technical security topics to those without security or technical background
• Self-starter who can work independently
• Coach / mentor other team members
• Knowledge of Healthcare (Preferred)

This position is a Hub role, which requires an employee to occasionally come onsite to the designated office - Minnetonka, MN - for applicable heads-up work. Frequency is determined by business need as decided by leadership.

The full salary range for this position is $127,800 - $219,000. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and/or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data. In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for incentive plan compensation in addition to base salary. Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees.

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica's compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Medica's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) includes unifying our workforce through learning and development, recruitment and retention. We consistently communicate the importance of DEI, celebrate achievements, and seek out community partnerships and diverse suppliers that are representative of everyone in our community. We are developing sustainable programs and investing time, talent and resources to ensure that we are living our values. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, where all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.